HyperSaurus, RN

HyperSaurus, RN BSN

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  1. Dorms and acceptance!

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to TaraRae123's topic in General Students

    I'm no longer in a dorm, but I really enjoyed them when I was there. It's a great way to meet people, especially since you'll be away from home. Goodwill stores are great for finding furniture (ie, a...

  2. First Clinical This Week...Any Advice?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Deeda-Lynn's topic in General Students

    Is this first clinic at a nursing home or at the

  3. only in nursing school

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Students

    Only in nursing school do they have a plan of action in case of an H1N1 pandemic in the SYLLABUS, but in the same breath, say you cannot miss more than one class and be allowed to pass. I seriously...

  4. Nursing school double standards?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Risgirl's topic in General Students

    To the OP--I understand your situation. It's not ideal and it sounds pretty difficult. I know of plenty who do work and go to school full time and are still excelling. And, it is possible for a...

  5. People are dropping like flies

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to 20mom10's topic in General Students

    I'm in my first semester. We haven't lost anyone yet. We might lose a couple at the end..more because this isn't what they want to do than anything else. So far, our professors aren't TRYING to get us...

  6. The First Days of Nursing School by the Fall 2009ers!!!

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to craziechiq's topic in General Students

    Who all are in LPN programs, and who are in RN

  7. The Ultimate Acoustic Stethoscope Review

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Nina2bRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    It hurts the ears...and not very

  8. The First Days of Nursing School by the Fall 2009ers!!!

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to craziechiq's topic in General Students

    I got a 94 on my first pharmacology

  9. Made it through the first week of nursing school

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    One thing I think we're all learning: One thing at a

  10. The First Days of Nursing School by the Fall 2009ers!!!

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to craziechiq's topic in General Students

    We actually do not test out at all on things like hand-washing, bed making, transfers, ambulations, ect. We will have test outs on med administration, sterile dressing changes, and every aspect of...

  11. Made it through the first week of nursing school

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Just finished my second

  12. Suggestions for Nursing Schools - very flexible

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to MT86's topic in General Students

    And we have 94% pass rate and low

  13. Suggestions for Nursing Schools - very flexible

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to MT86's topic in General Students

    It's worth it though, if it means getting through faster. And to be fair, it's been snowing late november/early december through March with a couple hiccups in

  14. Suggestions for Nursing Schools - very flexible

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to MT86's topic in General Students

    Hehe, if you don't mind snow, Northern Michigan University isn't too bad. The cut off GPA last semester was about a 3.0 to a

  15. The First Days of Nursing School by the Fall 2009ers!!!

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to craziechiq's topic in General Students

    We have the Evolve/Elsevier videos too. The access codes came in a package with 2 of our books. On its own, it would have cost 125, but our packages in total cost 168$. However, some people chose to...

  16. Min for Admission: 4.0 GPA's + 99%ile TEAS Score

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to PacoUSA's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    One of my friends came to Michigan from Washington State because her school was like that: a 3.9 GPA, and she still wasn't good enough. Here, at my school, I was accepted with a 3.2 GPA (although that...

  17. 1st alternate...and it's driving me CrAzY!!!!

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to O2BNRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, Honeycutts, that's quite the perseverance. Congratulations on starting in

  18. Question for everyone who started this fall

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Adams_Mama_07's topic in General Students

    No orientation, but I got my letter March 10th, and signed up for my classes March 21st, so I've known my clinical time months in advance. But there's NO way I'm working during the school

  19. Made it through the first week of nursing school

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Mi Vida, it's good to see you on the other side These forums made me afraid that I would have psycho instructors, but from what I've seen so far, they are bending themselves over backwards to help...

  20. All that reading...

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to NurseBettyICU's topic in General Students

    I do outlines, using all of various headings. From there, I look for the main points in each section and then move

  21. The First Days of Nursing School by the Fall 2009ers!!!

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to craziechiq's topic in General Students

    Seriously, it's nursing school. If you don't have bigger things to worry about than musical chairs, I want to go to your school. It's the first week, and I'm already spending the majority of my time...

  22. Ok I am trying to keep tabs, all starting this fall say I

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Mi Vida Loca, have you started

  23. How do you wear your hair for clinicals?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Kamdyn's topic in General Students

    That would be hard to get to stay. Lots of

  24. How do you wear your hair for clinicals?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Kamdyn's topic in General Students

    My hair reaches down to my hips. I tie it in a knot, band it together with a ponytail holder, and bobby pin it up. It stays up alot better than a normal bun without giving me a

  25. The First Days of Nursing School by the Fall 2009ers!!!

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to craziechiq's topic in General Students

    This is a bit weird, because they're completely restructuring my program, so things are a bit disorganized right now. But I learned how to wash hands and make an occupied bed...sort